[open-government] [PMO Network] Open Up Your Legislature (!)

Fri Sep 5 16:23:40 UTC 2014

All,

We are thrilled to see that so many of you
<https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/spreadsheets/d/1H0VtICHIsKxl2xDaerNLpRR0xTzRZZ1VtEqVMRq8r1U/edit#gid=0>
have already endorsed the *OpenUpYourLegislature!* campaign. For those of
you who have not yet: there`s still time to join us for the Global
Legislative Openness Week <http://www.openingparliament.org/glow> (GLOW)
and sign the public letter we intend send out to all the national
legislatures around the globe calling them to make parliamentary data "open
data by default".

You can find the letter attached as a PDF, ODT and in a viewable google
document.
<https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/document/d/1xaqCFi2XKZhMpwZK6BJD6bgPArkrDLKGyfMTbo6lx0Q/edit>
If you want to endorse the campaign, please let us know before COB
September 10.

We still encourage everyone to not only sign on but also translate the
document to your local language and try to get some local media attention
through press releases, social media or other media hooks. We are planning
to send out the letter to every legislature *in English on September 15* as
a global community of CSOs, but local translations can reinforce the effort
and strengthen the message. Also, reach-out to the media might make the
most sense if planned for the same week.

FYI everyone, we already have translations in Spanish (from Spain), LATAM
Spanish, Hebrew, Bahasa Indonesian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian. We are
expecting translations in French, Russian and Kyrgyz. Please let us know if
you would like to add another language or if we’re missing something.

Here`s the link to folder with translations, it should be publicly
viewable:
https://drive.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/?tab=mo#folders/0Byj4N7CVoMXrQ3hKU0w0dnpXZ2c

Also, many of you mentioned that the list of the current presidents of
national assemblies
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_presidents_of_assembly> is
incorrect, which is why we’re working to verify the data ourselves. If you
can provide verification for who the head of your national legislature is,
that would still be very helpful!

Thanks,
The Sunlight team

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:04 AM, John Wonderlich <johnwonderlich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm sure most of you are aware of the several events surrounding the Global
> Legislative Openness Week <http://www.openingparliament.org/glow> (GLOW)
> from September 15 to 25.
>
> In coordination with events during the week, Sunlight is planning to
> launch a quick campaign to raise awareness around the importance of open
> formats when publishing legislative information. We intend to send a letter
> to all the national legislatures around the globe calling them to make
> parliamentary data "open data by default," in agreement with the principles
> of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness. You can find the letter
> attached as a PDF, ODT and in a viewable google document.
> <https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/document/d/1xaqCFi2XKZhMpwZK6BJD6bgPArkrDLKGyfMTbo6lx0Q/edit>
>
>
> We'd love to get as much support as possible from supporting national and
> local level PMOs and members of global transparency community to help
> demonstrate the constituents' appetite for transparency, and the local
> impact this type of action can have. If you want to endorse the letter,
> please let us know before September 10.
>
> We also encourage everyone to not only sign the letter, but also translate
> it to your local language and try to get some local media attention through
> press releases, social media or other media hooks for the week of September
> 15. OpeningParliament has grown into a truly global network, and we've
> managed to create a strong consensus for how legislatures should operate. We
> hope that we can count on you to help us translate these letters, register
> your support, and clearly communicate our agenda during GLOW.
>
> We are planning send out the letter to each administrative office via
> emails (and in some cases through regular mails) on September 15 and
> address it to the current presidents of national assemblies
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_presidents_of_assembly>, or
> similar authorities. As we have looked through this list, it has come to
> our attention that some of the information on national assemblies is out of
> date. We are working to verify the data ourselves, but if you can provide
> verification for who the head of your national legislature is, that would
> be very helpful!
>
>
> We are excited to send a clear, global message to legislatures -- your
> data should be open, and we are ready to help.
>
> Thanks everyone for your support,
>
>
> The Sunlight team
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> John Wonderlich
> Policy Director, Sunlight Foundation
> @johnwonderlich <https://twitter.com/johnwonderlich>
>
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